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A Ukrainian armoured vehicles burns after it was hit by a Russian drone near the Russian border on August 18th 2024, in Sumy Region, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces operating in Russia’s Kursk Region have destroyed another key bridge as they attempt to push further into Russia. (Photos by Ed Ram/For The Washington Post via Getty Images […]
Ukraine’s Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk via Reuters LONDON — The Ukrainian military destroyed a bridge inside Russia that had been critically important for carrying Russian supplies, marking the second such bridge destroyed within days, the Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday. The bridge had crossed the river Seym in the Kursk region, the area in […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ksenia Karelina, a dual American-Russian citizen, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in a Russian penal colony on treason charges, local media reported. Karelina was arrested in January and charged with treason, according to Russian state media and the court. She plans to appeal the verdict, her lawyer told ABC […]
sarote pruksachat/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Russian chess player has been suspended from participating in all competitions after being accused of trying to poison her opponent’s pieces, officials have announced. Amina Abakarova is now under investigation by the Russian Chess Federation regarding her alleged plot against a rival during the Dagestan Republic Championship in Makhachkala; […]
POTUS/X (WASHINGTON) — The largest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War took months of detailed negotiations that directly involved the president, government officials told ABC News. The deal, which freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, involved several nations and included key exchanges by President Joe Biden, […]
Contributor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two dozen prisoners from seven countries were freed in a historic swap on Thursday, including several wrongfully detained American citizens held in Russia. President Joe Biden called the deal, the largest of its kind since the Cold War, “a feat of diplomacy and friendship.” Among those released were two wrongfully detained […]
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — United States and Canadian fighter jets intercepted four Russian and Chinese bombers that were flying in international airspace near Alaska on Wednesday, officials said. This marked the first time that Chinese military aircraft had been intercepted in that area. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a […]
Patrick Van Katwijk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is issuing a total ban on the use of a Russian-backed cybersecurity software in the United States due to the Russian government’s alleged influence operations over the software, the U.S. Commerce Department announced on Thursday. Kaspersky Lab’s software has been a concern of U.S. government officials […]
Contributor/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is expected to arrive in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday evening, amid isolation from the international community resulting from Russia’s prolonged invasion into Ukraine. He will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a summit talk during the two-day trip to discuss further cooperation […]
Dawam Syah / 500px/Getty Images (RUSSIA) — A Russian cosmonaut became the first person to spend a cumulative 1,000 days in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos announced Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko, 59, reached the record while on his current mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Kononenko’s current mission to the ISS began Sept. 15, 2023, […]
